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abridged (13 points)
Condensed (as text)
Cut short - big adder (anagram)
An old bird flew into and got cut
A·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+D·2+G·2+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
A·1+B·3+S·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
abseiled (11 points)
Rests back in a bed and let oneself down
Descended rock face
Let oneself down rockface as I bleed badly
A·1+B·3+S·1+E·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2 = 13 pts
A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+D·2 = 17 pts
A·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+H·4+E·1+A·1+D·2 = 15 pts
A·1+C·3+Q·10+U·1+I·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 20 pts
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 11 pts
addicted (13 points)
Dependent on drugs
Unable to let it go, in a way
Dependent on something habit-forming
A·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+C·3+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
A·1+D·2+J·8+O·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 17 pts
A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
A·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+F·4+I·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+D·2 = 17 pts
A·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 19 pts
A·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 19 pts
agitated (10 points)
Upset (by a stirrer?)
It at in old (wordplay)
Is she in a disc or in a tin (wordplay)
A·1+G·2+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
agonised (10 points)
Felt mental anguish (over a decision)
With Pa in this (wordplay)
San Diego (anagram)
A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
agonized (19 points)
Underwent great mental anguish
Pained or worried greatly
Debated, debated, debated
A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 19 pts
A·1+I·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+D·2 = 11 pts
airfield (12 points)
Dry area for landing (wordplay)
Carpet for the landing (wordplay)
Dry area used once by camels (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+R·1+F·4+I·1+E·1+L·1+D·2 = 12 pts
airspeed (11 points)
The going rate for planes (wordplay)
Going rate for high fliers (wordplay)
Plane's velocity
A·1+I·1+R·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
alighted (13 points)
Got off a train, say
How A got down on fire (wordplay)
Got down from, plane or train
A·1+L·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
alkaloid (13 points)
Caffeine, for one
All oak? I'd planned organic compound
Morphine or nicotine, for example
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+L·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 13 pts
A·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+R·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 13 pts
A·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+N·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 13 pts
amoeboid (13 points)
Like some shape shifters (wordplay)
Like simplest form of life
Having an asymmetric shape
A·1+M·3+O·1+E·1+B·3+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 13 pts
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+I·1+P·3+O·1+D·2 = 18 pts
A·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 11 pts
animated (11 points)
Lively (as in a cartoon?)
Lively like a cartoon (wordplay)
Enlivened (like a cartoon film)
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
A·1+N·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 19 pts
anointed (9 points)
Nominated (as successor)
End it on a high, ceremoniously chosen
Made sacred, as with oil
A·1+N·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+D·2 = 12 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+D·2 = 11 pts
antiqued (18 points)
Looked for Hepplewhites
Made to look old artificially
Artificially made to look old
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+D·2 = 18 pts
antiskid (13 points)
Good for driving in icy conditions, say
Designed to help you stop
Like many automobile braking systems
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+K·5+I·1+D·2 = 13 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+W·4+E·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
A·1+N·1+V·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
apprised (13 points)
Informed how a priest dries
Kept in the know
A beloved, it's said, must be informed
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 22 pts
A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 20 pts
A·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+N·1+I·1+D·2 = 14 pts
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+E·1+D·2 = 17 pts
A·1+R·1+G·2+U·1+F·4+I·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
A·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 9 pts
A·1+R·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
A·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+B·3+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
assailed (9 points)
Silly, sick and set upon
Idiot Delia got up and attacked
Attacked finding a ship needed a doctor
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
assigned (10 points)
Given gas, is end exploding (wordplay)
Given out the way it was autographed
Allotted or delegated
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
assisted (9 points)
Living predecessor (wordplay)
Got some credit, perhaps
Ted's silly to have given a hand
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 9 pts
A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+T·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 12 pts
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 20 pts
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
A·1+T·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
A·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
A·1+U·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 11 pts
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 11 pts
A·1+W·4+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
A·1+Z·10+O·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 18 pts
A·1+Z·10+O·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 27 pts
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